Crusty Dutch Oven Bread Recipe | An Easy & Fun Way to Make Homemade Bread!

Name: Crusty Dutch Oven Bread
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups Water (100-110 Degrees); 1 tsp Sugar; 2 1/4 tsp Yeast (or 1 Packet of Yeast); 3 Cups Flour (All-Purpose); 1 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar

Crusty Dutch Oven Bread Recipe | An Easy & Fun Way to Make Homemade Bread!

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Today we will be making some Homemade Crusty Dutch Oven Bread! By following the recipe in the Recipe Card or Video below, you’ll see Step by Step how to make a Crusty on the Outside & Soft on the Inside Homemade Bread. This is a really Fun & Easy way to make Beautiful & Delicious Bread! We’ll also go over how the use of a Bread Lame to score the top of a loaf, as well as how Rise Time & different ingredients make a difference in the end result of your Homemade Crusty Dutch Oven Bread!

This Crusty Dutch oven Bread Recipe is gone over, step by step in this video on YouTube. Check it out by following the link below!

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Crusty Dutch Oven Bread

Homemade Crusty Dutch Oven Bread! By following the recipe, you'll see how to make a Crusty on the Outside & Soft on the Inside Homemade Bread. This is a really Fun & Easy way to make Beautiful & Delicious Bread!

Prep & Rise Time 1 hour

Bake Time (Covered) 425 Degrees 30 minutes

Bake Time (Uncovered) 425 Degrees 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

Yeast Mixture Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups Water (100-110 Degrees)
1 tsp Sugar
2 1/4 tsp Yeast (or 1 Packet of Yeast)

Flour Mixture Ingredients

3 Cups Flour (All-Purpose)
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Sugar

Instructions

Combine Yeast Mixture Ingredients into a Small Dish or Glass Measuring Cup, stir and allow Yeast to bloom (create foamy layer on top of water) about 5 minutes, set aside.
Combine Flour Mixture Ingredients into a large mixing bowl, stir and set aside.
Pour prepared Yeast Mixture into Flour Mixture, stir to create a Shaggy Dough.
Toss the Dough around in the Mixing Bowl, rolling it around the sides, to create a ball shape dough.
Spray Bowl and Dough Ball with oil & cover the Bowl with a towel.
Rise 30 min - 1 Hour, or until about double in size.
Preheat oven, with Covered Dutch Oven inside, to 425 Degrees.
Place Risen Bread Dough onto a piece of Parchment Paper.
Carefully place Bread Dough, on Parchment Paper, into heated Dutch Oven and Bake Covered 30 min.
Remove Dutch Oven Cover and continue to Bake the Crusty Dutch Oven Bread Uncovered 15 min, to help create a golden brown and crispy outside!
Cool the Crusty Dutch Oven Bread loaf on Cooling Rack, off of the Parchment Paper. (*see Notes below)
Enjoy!

Notes

Tap the bottom of the baked Crusty Dutch Oven Bread and listen for a dull tap sound - this confirms it's ready & baked through!

Fresh Homemade Crusty Dutch Oven Bread is an Easy Crusty Bread you can make with just a few ingredients! I especially enjoy this bread with my favorite Salads & alongside some Hearty Soups. But it also makes great Garlic Bread, Sandwiches, French Toast or Croutons – if you ever happen to have any leftover! 😉

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